Make a difference with us
Mencap works together with businesses across England, Northern Ireland and Wales to deliver outstanding, exciting and mutually beneficial partnerships.
Find out about how your support as a corporate partner will make a difference.
Corporate partnerships
We’re proud to be supported by some amazing companies who dedicate their time, money and resources all with the vision to transform the lives of people with a
learning disability
A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things.
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How your company can change a life
By partnering with Mencap you will help us unlock a world of inclusion and equal opportunities to the 1.5 million people in the UK with a learning disability in your local
community
A community is the people and places in an area.
and nationally. Together we will transform the lives of people with a learning disability.
- Almost 1 in 3 young people with a learning disability spend less than 1 hour outside their home on a typical Saturday Mencap, 2016).
- Only 6% of adults with a learning disability known to their
local authority
A local authority is also called a
council
A council is also called a local authority. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live. These include: schools,
social care
Social care means the services that give care and support to people who need it.
(support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live like schools, social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
in England are in paid work - Shockingly, 1,200 people with a learning disability die avoidably in hospital every year.
We've a 'sweet' deal to offer you
Since 2001, Sweets Causes have sent out Mencap Charity Sweets boxes of delicious sweets, biscuits and cakes direct to businesses for their staff and customers to enjoy.
For every new business that we can identify who distributes their Charity Sweets, Sweet Causes will donate £5 to Mencap. If you would like to get
involved
Involved is being included in something or taking part in something.
please get in touch.
Contact the Corporate partnerships team
Are you interested in finding out more?
Please email: corporate.fundraising@mencap.org.uk.